Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
Books on the illustrations in Medieval manuscripts.
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New Found Lands: Maps in the History of Exploration
by Peter Whitfield
In this volume the author uses maps and mapmaking to examine the intellectual concept of exploration. Representations of the world, known and unknown, are seen as a reflection of the viewpoints of explorers and their patrons. With 150 illustrations, the ...
Hardback. Price GB £25.00
The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander
by E Dimitrova
64p, 40 col and 20 b/w illus (British Library 1994)
Paperback. Price GB £10.95
The Isabella Breviary
by Janet Backhouse
The first time this splendid Flemish illuminated manuscript - notable for the verve and originality of its miniatures - has been the subject of a substantial separate publication, providing comprehensive coverage of its contents and decoration. 64p, 35 ...
Paperback. Price GB £10.95
The Sforza Hours
by Mark Evans
Evans unravels the multi-faceted history of this manuscript and shows its unique place among the masterpieces of Renaissance art. 64p, 80 illus (British Library 1992)
Paperback. Price GB £10.95
Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts
by Sophie Page
Astrology permeated many aspects of medieval society and people's fear of the work of the astrologer was gradually transformed into revering him as an important and influential scholar. The ability to understand and predict celestial movements improved greatly in the medieval period and this study not only provides the historical background to astrology at this time, but it traces the principles and methods used as documented in manuscripts. ...
Paperback. Price GB £4.00
Music in Medieval Manuscripts
by Nicolas Bell
Music was an intrinsic part of medieval life, both in a secular sense and with its close connections to the church. Much of our evidence for medieval music comes from manuscripts and this book presents just some of the evidence contained within the manuscript collections of the British Library. The many colour illustrations depict images of musicians, instruments and performance, reflecting both the social, secular and liturgical aspects of ...
Paperback. Price GB £7.95
Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts
by Pamela Porter
Courtly love referred to a stylised and idealistic relationship between a knight and his lady, which was motivated by the aims of chivalry and required by convention to be unrequited. Thought to have originated with the troubadours of the 11th century, courtly liasions became a popular and significant force in shaping the literature of the day. In this book, Pamela Porter, Curator of Manuscripts in the British Library, looks at courtly love ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £7.95, Our Price GB £3.95
The Illustrated Beatus III: Tenth and Eleventh Centuries (HMBEA 3)
by John Williams
Catalogue containing detailed descriptions and complete cycles of illustrations of all surviving manuscripts of Beatus' commentary on the Apocalypse. These are: the Urgell Beatus; the San Millán Beatus; the Escorial Beatus; the Facundus Beatus (Madrid); the Fanlo Beatus (New York) and the Saint-Sever Beatus (Paris). The catalogue entries discuss the location of production, the work of the scribes and illuminators, and details of codicology; ...
Hardback. Price GB £105.00
Book of Beasts: A Facsimile of MS. Bodley 764
with an introduction by Christopher de Hamel
In the Middle Ages, people believed that studying animals allowed them to read the Divine Order as written in the natural world. In image and word, medieval bestiaries illustrated beasts in stunning detail and explained their scientific nature as well as their allegorical significance. This bestiary, dating from the mid-13th century and preserved at the Bodleian Library in Oxford since the early 17th century, is one of the finest and most ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £125.00, Our Price GB £99.00
Flemish Miniatures from the 8th to the mid-16th Century
by Mauritis Smeyers
A large, beautifully illustrated survey of eight centuries of Flemish manuscript illumination which combines a history of the style and content of illumination with a history of manuscripts and books. This comprehensive chronological history presents: the monastic manuscripts of the Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque periods in Flanders and Northern France; books produced for and by the laity during the Gothic period; realism in the late 14th century; ...
Hardback. Price GB £105.00
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